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Brandon Simmons

Manager, Enterprise Security
Santa Clarita,CA

Summary

Talented and collaborative security professional with over 20 years of experience leading and directing security teams in the public and private sectors - to include the intelligence, finance, tech, and entertainment spaces. Experienced in building and planning the delivery of security programs as a business enabler. Combines business goals and objectives with security subject matter expertise to develop risk-informed approaches and make empowered decisions. Adept at driving cross-functional teams within high-pressure and deadline-driven environments.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Manager, Enterprise Security

Netflix
1 2021 - Current
  • Lead Physical Security operations for over 2M sq. ft. of offices, animation & gaming studios, theaters, aviation hangars, live experiences and ~6,500 employees. Responsible for event & talent security and protective services within Los Angeles.
  • Oversee vendor management of ~185 contract security officers and contractors across 400k hrs/yr. Responsible for managing over 50% of company's annual security budget, ~$11M.
  • Created risk based guard deployment framework in order to audit deployments to identify cost savings and areas of opportunity, resulting in annual savings of over $1.2M.
  • Led creation of event security program using tier methodology tied to support models that allow internal partners to forecast security costs. Used in over 600 internal and external events to date.
  • Developed company first Security Awareness training for both employees and Workplace teams across US and Canada, in partnership with law enforcement.
  • Successfully led cross-functional response of company leaders through five months of labor strikes, including development of strike plans, triggers for site posture changes, and monitoring of reporting with no tangible impact to business operations across 12 sites.
  • Acting in functional role as security business partner to develop policies and standards for new ventures, including company's first press junket space, retail stores, restaurants, and live experiences.
  • Spearheaded partnerships with LA City Council and local non-profits to secure dedicated community improvement efforts around Entertainment District, resulting in ~$1M grant for community improvement efforts.

VP, Protective Services Manager

Bank Of America
10.2017 - 12.2020
  • Owned physical security operations, business relationships, risk assessments, and incident management programs across 114 sites covering ~2,000 sq. mile portfolio, leading over 1,100 security incidents.
  • Oversaw operation of over 150 contract security officers including full time video monitoring team. Leveraged tech to methodically decrease overall guard force size and spend, saving $150k/yr.
  • Served in Corp Sec Center of Excellence, designing access control, alarm, and camera standards for the Western US. Approved facility designs, audited scopes of work, and budgets prepared by vendors to ensure compliance with bank standards.
  • Implemented operational use of video analytics across three full time monitoring centers, decreasing detection time of loitering persons to 12m down from 90m. This proportionally increased customer satisfaction and safeguarded brand reputation in high risk markets.
  • Conducted reviews to refine national Facility Security Guidelines used to drive benchmarking of security programs in ~10,000 sites nationwide. These guidelines funded equipment programs with budget of over $90M annually.

Captain, Targeting Intelligence Officer

United States Army
06.2010 - 04.2017
  • Led a targeting and intelligence team alongside global counterparts to set conditions for realizing senior leaders’ long term strategy and objectives. Directly responsible for completion of over 300 individual targets.
  • Advised senior military officers and government officials on operational plans, information gaps, and threats. Acted as sole officer representing United States in coalition of 65 nations.
  • Conducted trend analysis utilizing intelligence reporting to identify emerging risk in which to direct resources and mitigate operational risk. Delivered results by leading organization with record 100% approval rating of over 30 proposed plans.
  • Drove coordination working groups with stakeholders to foster relationship building and to streamline processes that led to doubling of missions flown in one calendar year, ~1,000.

Loss Prevention Agent

Six Flags Inc.
04.2004 - 04.2010
  • Conducted investigations and developed Physical Security solutions for park safety to support Loss Prevention policies. One such initiative decreased average embezzlement case loss in retail locations by 300%.
  • Worked collaboratively to refresh park’s CCTV system, including complete upgrade of over 200 cameras and network of DVRs to enable real time viewing across 15 locations in park.
  • Led company’s efforts during joint investigations with law enforcement, leading to a recovery of over $100k of stolen property and apprehension of a fraud ring responsible for ~$50k in credit card fraud.
  • Performed Physical Security risk assessments of park retail locations and other cash handling sites to recover assets and identify vulnerabilities.
  • Coached and trained 12 new hires with focus on field operations, investigations, interviewing and de-escalation.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA
09.2005 - 12.2009

Skills

    Security Operations

Training Programs

Communication

Investigations

Risk & Vulnerability Assessments

Crisis Management

Security Technology

Timeline

VP, Protective Services Manager

Bank Of America
10.2017 - 12.2020

Captain, Targeting Intelligence Officer

United States Army
06.2010 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

California State University - Northridge
09.2005 - 12.2009

Loss Prevention Agent

Six Flags Inc.
04.2004 - 04.2010

Manager, Enterprise Security

Netflix
1 2021 - Current

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